RE: Christian humility
May 15, 2014 at 10:14 am
(This post was last modified: May 15, 2014 at 10:20 am by Lemonvariable72.)
(May 15, 2014 at 4:18 am)Godschild Wrote:(May 14, 2014 at 10:01 pm)dfeye Wrote: Religion has always been a way for people to feel special. Christians don't want to believe in evolution because they don't want to feel as though they once walked close to the ground like "wild animals". They used to think they were the center of the galaxy - why? - because God thought they were special and he put them there.
Even the concept of Hell is a product of arrogance. The idea that "if you aren't like me, then you will surely suffer" totally lacks humility.
Throughout the Bible, God destroys entire civilizations because they wronged the Christian people.
Saying all of that to say this...I totally agree with you!
You've said nothing, everything you've said is wrong, start with this one, name one civilization the scriptures say was destroyed because it wronged Christians?
GC
How about the jews? Or the north American natives and the "assimilation" attempts. Of course those aren't in the bible, this would require you to read more then one book. Of course there are half a dozen civilizations god destroys in the old testament because he basically doesn't like them.
(May 15, 2014 at 8:48 am)alpha male Wrote:The parable of turn the other cheek for one. Also the story of Jesus sweating blood before he goes to the cross. Or where he asks peter to put the sword down and to not risk himself on his account. Remember the parable of the samitiritan? What did that man do that made him better then a Pharisee?(May 14, 2014 at 9:36 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: You were salying that you follow the that you followed the teachings of christ. The most central of which is humility.Can you support this?
I did a search on the NKJV for humble/humility in the gospels and got 4 verses.
Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love god. The second greatest is to love your neighbor. A search on love gave 67 hits.
Humility is taught, but it's not Jesus' primary teaching.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
